oft

ɒft

Definition

Definition of oft - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

poetry

Rare

frequently or repeatedly in a poetic context

Rare

The knight was oft seen in the village.
Oft did the poet wander these woods.
The stars oft shone brightly in the night sky.

frequently

often

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oft-repeated

adj.

happening or said many times

That is an oft-repeated story in our family.

oft-mentioned

adj.

frequently talked about or referred to

The oft-mentioned book finally arrived in the mail.

oft-quoted

adj.

frequently repeated or mentioned by many people

That is an oft-quoted line from Shakespeare.

oft-used

adj.

frequently used or applied

The oft-used phrase became a cliché.

many a time and oft

adv.

expresses something happening frequently or many times

Many a time and oft, she visited the old library.

Origin of oft

Old English, oft (frequently)

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French:souvent, ...
German:oftmals, ...
Italian:spesso, ...
Spanish:a menudo, ...
Portuguese:frequentemente, ...
Chinese:常常, ...
Japanese:しばしば, ...
Arabic:كَثِيرًا ما, ...
Hebrew:לְעִתִּים קְרוֹבוֹת, ...
Russian:часто, ...
Ukrainian:часто, ...
Hindi:अक्सर, ...
Bengali:প্রায়ই, ...
Catalan:sovint, ...
Czech:často, ...
Danish:ofte, ...
Dutch:vaak, ...
Greek:συχνά, ...
Hungarian:gyakorta, ...
Khmer:ជាញឹកញាប់, ...
Korean:자주, ...
Persian:پیوسته, ...
Polish:często, ...
Portuguese (BR):frequentemente, ...
Romanian:adesea, ...
Swedish:ofta, ...
Thai:บ่อยครั้ง, ...
Turkish:sık sık, ...
Vietnamese:thường xuyên, ...

OFT

ɒft

Definition of OFT - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: orbital flight test

TECH.

test flight for a spacecraft

TECH.

The OFT successfully demonstrated the spacecraft's capabilities in orbit.
Engineers monitored the OFT closely for any issues.
The OFT provided valuable data for future missions.

test flight

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Origin of OFT

Old English oft (frequently)

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French:vol d'essai pour un engin spatial, ...
German:OFT, ...
Italian:OFT, ...
Spanish:prueba de vuelo orbital, ...
Portuguese:teste de voo orbital, ...
Chinese:轨道飞行测试, ...
Japanese:軌道飛行試験, ...
Arabic:رحلة اختبار مدارية, ...
Hebrew:OFT, ...
Russian:орбитальный испытательный полёт, ...
Ukrainian:ВОП, ...
Hindi:कक्षीय उड़ान परीक्षण, ...
Bengali:অর্বিটাল ফ্লাইট টেস্ট, ...
Catalan:prova de vol orbital, ...
Czech:orbitální zkušební let, ...
Danish:OFT, ...
Dutch:OFT, ...
Greek:δοκιμή τροχιακής πτήσης, ...
Hungarian:orbitális tesztrepülés, ...
Khmer:ការសាកល្បងហោះហើរនៅគន្លងតារាវិថី, ...
Korean:궤도 비행 시험, ...
Persian:آزمایش پرواز مداری, ...
Polish:orbitalny lot testowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):Teste de Voo Orbital, ...
Romanian:test de zbor orbital, ...
Swedish:OFT, ...
Thai:การทดสอบการบินในวงโคจร, ...
Turkish:yörüngesel uçuş testi, ...
Vietnamese:bay thử nghiệm quỹ đạo, ...

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